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Thousands of Ethiopians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia after a 90-day amnesty for undocumented migrants expired on Tuesday without all of them leaving , the Ethiopian government has said.<\/p>\n

Communications Minister Negeri Lencho told the BBC that the government has asked for the amnesty to be extended.<\/p>\n

He said more than 45,000 citizens had so far returned but there were many more waiting to go back home.<\/p>\n

Ethiopians have been employed in Saudi Arabia in building and domestic work.<\/p>\n

Mr Negeri said that the government was expecting “a positive response” from the Saudi authorities for its request to extend the amnesty.<\/p>\n

In March 2017 the Saudi interior minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, announced the amnesty under a campaign called “A nation with no legal violator”.<\/p>\n

During this period any one in breach of the country’s residency and labour rules or regulations would be free to leave without facing any penalties.<\/p>\n

In 2013 a similar amnesty was announced, however any illegal migrant who did not leave Saudi Arabia had to face punishment by way of fines, prison or being deported.<\/p>\n

During that time a number of Ethiopians were killed in clashes with the Saudi police as they were being rounded up for deportation.<\/p>\n

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Illegal migrants were deported from Saudi Arabia in 2013<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Negeri says that there was a slow uptake during the amnesty period because some people were sceptical the Saudi authorities would take action during the just ended period of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Minister Negeri added that a taskforce and money has been set aside to receive and resettle the Ethiopian returnees.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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